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Historical Event on 8/13/1638

Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1902Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.).
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.